Joint podcasting between Kay
Kellam of PopArtsPlace.com and John Mayo of ComicBookPage.com.

Comic Book Readers, especially
those curious about sales trends, how their favorite titles are faring in the
market place, and readers who listen to podcast reviews of comics may be
familiar with John Mayo's Comic Book Page podcasts which have been available
weekly since 2007 via iTunes as well as directly from the ComicBookPage website.

John Mayo and Kay Kellam teamed
up for two podcasts to sample the proverbial waters and see if there was
interest in their sharing, via that medium, their conversations and views about
the Popular Arts. The first was a discussion about the movie Star
Trek: Into Darkness.John, and Kay, both have degrees in
Radio/Television/Film, in addition to some personal and professional experience
with the entertainment industry, which hopefully adds perspectives to their
discussions, and insights others might not have considered.. Neither
imagines for a moment that these degrees makes their conversation any better in
any way, they simply hope that when they view a movie like Star Trek, or a
television show like Continuum, they might remember something from one of those
long ago courses in the Ivory Tower, or Kay might remember something learned
during her time working on the sets of tv shows and movies (admittedly last
century) and it might allow them to offer an explanation or viewpoint otherwise
overlooked.

Something as simple as John
asking during the viewing of one tv show recently, "how come nobody shuts
doors on this show!" and Kay answering, "their sound man might have
been having issues and complaining no matter how softly they tried to shut it
the doors sounded like they were slamming." A reason that some shows
will cheat angles and not actually show a door during that final inch of
it closing, because the actors were told not to close it, and yet you hear the
sound of a door closing because in post the sound editors added in the just
right sound with the just right volume. A real on set experience that
takes a viewing experience, explains it, and adds something to watch for and
chuckle over. (And can make you aware of just how loud the simple sound of
a door closing can be in an otherwise silent room.)

The second Podcast is all about
the show Continuum.
A fantastic series produced up in Canada airing on Syfy in the U.S. It is
not your standard Syfy show, not your by the numbers sci-fi or
time-travel. With a few twists and turns that leave you trying to put the
pieces together, this is a show that had 10 episodes where, from start to finish
I kept trying to figure out if a certain old man acted not just deliberately,
but... selfishly? What was his motive? It's a show with questions
implied, and hinted at, yet not blatantly asked... well, listen to the hour long
discussion - the first 15 minutes are a spoiler free discussion of season 1 for
those who haven't seen it yet. If you haven't, take a listen, then go
watch season 1, and come back to hear the speculation. John and Kay
discuss the show, try and figure things
out, and after listening you may find yourself going back to notice details you missed.
Watching to see if something was put in a pocket on a pier, or while Kiera was
on the phone... and wondering just who has what in store for us, the
intrigued viewers, with this fantastic show.